I cannot believe it has be 10 years. Also…Coltan…how deep does this reference go cause…🤔🤨
Happy 10th year anniversary weekend to @dearhankandjohn.bsky.social! Thanks for reminding us that hope is the thing with feathers, sneezing isn’t normal, and-OH MY GOD, IT’S BURNING!
June 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I cannot believe it has be 10 years. Also…Coltan…how deep does this reference go cause…🤔🤨
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Study Finds Federal Food Assistance Slows Cognitive Decline
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Since the beginning of 2026, at least four landslides have reportedly killed hundreds of people at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a major global source of coltan. www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...
DRC’s Coltan Belt: Verifying Deadly Landslides At Mines Under M23 Control - bellingcat
Hundreds reportedly died in landslides at DRC’s Rubaya coltan mines. What can open sources verify?
www.bellingcat.com
May 12, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Since the beginning of 2026, at least four landslides have reportedly killed hundreds of people at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a major global source of coltan. www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...
Read our full report here: www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...
DRC’s Coltan Belt: Verifying Deadly Landslides At Mines Under M23 Control - bellingcat
Hundreds reportedly died in landslides at DRC’s Rubaya coltan mines. What can open sources verify?
www.bellingcat.com
May 21, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Read our full report here: www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...
Since the beginning of 2026, at least four landslides are reported to have killed hundreds of people at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a major global source of coltan. Coltan is widely used in smartphones, laptops and e-vehicles. www.youtube.com/shorts/RZ_PH...
How We Verified Deadly Landslides in DRC Mines
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May 21, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Since the beginning of 2026, at least four landslides are reported to have killed hundreds of people at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a major global source of coltan. Coltan is widely used in smartphones, laptops and e-vehicles. www.youtube.com/shorts/RZ_PH...
Basically everything that is even tangentially Computers needs coltan, but so do lots of other things. MRI magnets: coltan. Hearing aids: coltan. Pacemakers: coltan. The steel in the engine of every jet airplane you've ever flown on: coltan.
August 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Basically everything that is even tangentially Computers needs coltan, but so do lots of other things. MRI magnets: coltan. Hearing aids: coltan. Pacemakers: coltan. The steel in the engine of every jet airplane you've ever flown on: coltan.
February 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, used to manufacture smartphones, electric car batteries and other devices.
More Than 200 Die as Heavy Rains Trigger Landslide at Coltan Mine in Eastern DRC
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 200 people were killed after heavy rains triggered a landslide at a major coltan mining site. About 70 children were reportedly among the victims...
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March 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, used to manufacture smartphones, electric car batteries and other devices.
Más de 200 muertos en el derrumbe de una mina de coltán en República Democrática del Congo dozz.es/e99oc1
Más de 200 muertos en el derrumbe de una mina de coltán en República Democrática del Congo
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January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Más de 200 muertos en el derrumbe de una mina de coltán en República Democrática del Congo dozz.es/e99oc1
You can't make data centers without a mineral called coltan. Much of it comes from mines in Congo using child slaves and fueled by mass rape.
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The Dark Side of Technology: Coltan Mining in the DRC and its Human Rights and Environmental Impacts - Global Forest Coalition
The human rights abuses and environmental degradation associated with coltan mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) demand immediate attention and action. International cooperation, transpar...
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August 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
You can't make data centers without a mineral called coltan. Much of it comes from mines in Congo using child slaves and fueled by mass rape.
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At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Saturday.
At least 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern Congo, rebel authorities say
Rebel authorities say at least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines in eastern Congo.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:47 AM
At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Saturday.
Rights groups have raised concerns over conditions at the mine, which supplies about 15 percent of the world's coltan.
More than 200 killed in mine collapse in eastern DR Congo: Report
Rights groups have raised concerns over conditions at the mine, which supplies about 15 percent of the world's coltan.
www.aljazeera.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Rights groups have raised concerns over conditions at the mine, which supplies about 15 percent of the world's coltan.
The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones. n.pr/4rhM2JY
Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead
The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones.
n.pr
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones. n.pr/4rhM2JY
Coltan isn’t just a mineral — it’s the backbone of modern tech. Phones, drones, missiles, AI chips, aerospace parts: all of it runs on tantalum from Coltan. Whoever controls Coltan controls 21st-century power. And suddenly, Trump is circling every country that has it.
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Coltan isn’t just a mineral — it’s the backbone of modern tech. Phones, drones, missiles, AI chips, aerospace parts: all of it runs on tantalum from Coltan. Whoever controls Coltan controls 21st-century power. And suddenly, Trump is circling every country that has it.
Coltan needs to learn to buy it in bulks :v
October 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Coltan needs to learn to buy it in bulks :v
AAAA GO COLTAN GO!! 🤩🔥🐉
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September 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
AAAA GO COLTAN GO!! 🤩🔥🐉
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Europa no quiere africanos, quiere su coltán. No quiere personas, quiere minerales sin derechos laborales. Si tienes forma de materia prima, pasas. Si respiras, molestas.
July 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Europa no quiere africanos, quiere su coltán. No quiere personas, quiere minerales sin derechos laborales. Si tienes forma de materia prima, pasas. Si respiras, molestas.
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones
More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday.
Rubaya produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum – a heat-resistant metal that is in high demand by makers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components and gas turbines. The site, where locals dig manually for a few dollars per day, has been under the control of the M23 rebel group since 2024. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 PM
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
📱 Le coltan, indispensable à nos téléphones et ordinateurs, se trouve à 70 % en RDC.
Depuis 30 ans, des groupes armés rwandais, soutenus par Kigali, occupent l’Est du Congo : massacres, viols, villages brûlés, millions de morts.
Pendant ce temps, les minerais pillés alimentent l’industrie mondiale.
Depuis 30 ans, des groupes armés rwandais, soutenus par Kigali, occupent l’Est du Congo : massacres, viols, villages brûlés, millions de morts.
Pendant ce temps, les minerais pillés alimentent l’industrie mondiale.
September 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
📱 Le coltan, indispensable à nos téléphones et ordinateurs, se trouve à 70 % en RDC.
Depuis 30 ans, des groupes armés rwandais, soutenus par Kigali, occupent l’Est du Congo : massacres, viols, villages brûlés, millions de morts.
Pendant ce temps, les minerais pillés alimentent l’industrie mondiale.
Depuis 30 ans, des groupes armés rwandais, soutenus par Kigali, occupent l’Est du Congo : massacres, viols, villages brûlés, millions de morts.
Pendant ce temps, les minerais pillés alimentent l’industrie mondiale.
Congo’s Mines Ministry said about 70 children were among the victims.
More than 200 killed in landslide at DRC coltan mine
Congo's Mines Ministry said about 70 children were among the victims.
www.aljazeera.com
March 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Congo’s Mines Ministry said about 70 children were among the victims.
COLTAN!!! 🤩
This is so amazing.
I saw @ifycomedy.com in Raleigh last week, where he hilariously divulged seeking an autism diagnosis after delivering an hour-long monologue about the Fast and Furious franchise to a friend. This is inspired by that story and a later bit about how all special interests are really trains. 🚂
September 24, 2026 at 3:55 PM
COLTAN!!! 🤩
"Coltan's Fun"
for @bayron.bsky.social
Coltan exploits and entertains himself with a recently shrunken Bayron.
SQUEEZING him for all he's worth.
#art #macro #micro #feet
for @bayron.bsky.social
Coltan exploits and entertains himself with a recently shrunken Bayron.
SQUEEZING him for all he's worth.
#art #macro #micro #feet
February 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Coltan's Fun"
for @bayron.bsky.social
Coltan exploits and entertains himself with a recently shrunken Bayron.
SQUEEZING him for all he's worth.
#art #macro #micro #feet
for @bayron.bsky.social
Coltan exploits and entertains himself with a recently shrunken Bayron.
SQUEEZING him for all he's worth.
#art #macro #micro #feet
It’s giving we need your avocados and cobalt and coltan, not you babes
‘We just want people to come to this country legally and do it the right way’ is a genocidal statement
The crisis isn’t at the U.S. border. It’s all over the world where many people are escaping situations one degree away from U.S. imperialism
The crisis isn’t at the U.S. border. It’s all over the world where many people are escaping situations one degree away from U.S. imperialism
September 17, 2024 at 12:40 AM
It’s giving we need your avocados and cobalt and coltan, not you babes
This tragic incident highlights the completely exploitative underpinnings of our dependency on digital devices, and the limits of any talk in the global north of 'digital ethics', 'tech ethics' etc.
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More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
This tragic incident highlights the completely exploitative underpinnings of our dependency on digital devices, and the limits of any talk in the global north of 'digital ethics', 'tech ethics' etc.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Zwangsarbeit, Folter, willkürliche Haft: Neue Recherchen von Amnesty zeigen, wie die (bewaffnete Gruppe) M23 im Osten der DR Kongo Minenarbeiter*innen misshandelt, während Gold und Coltan nach Ruanda geschmuggelt werden. Das sind Kriegsverbrechen.
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M23 abused DRC's miners and trafficked gold and coltan to Rwanda
The plunder by M23 and Rwanda of DRC's minerals may amount to war crime of pillage.
www.amnesty.org
September 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Zwangsarbeit, Folter, willkürliche Haft: Neue Recherchen von Amnesty zeigen, wie die (bewaffnete Gruppe) M23 im Osten der DR Kongo Minenarbeiter*innen misshandelt, während Gold und Coltan nach Ruanda geschmuggelt werden. Das sind Kriegsverbrechen.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...